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Follow my journey as I build different prototypes on railways. Since retirement from Bombardier in Derby, 2 years ago, building and collecting 7mm 0 gauge locos has taken over a good part of my life.
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1w ago
BR(WR) Collett King class 4-6-0 no. 6025 King Henry III. BR(WR) Collett King class 4-6-0 no. 6025 King Henry III. This lovely model was built and painted by the late Graham Varley. Plated on the underside “TMS Models built & ..read more
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2w ago
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2w ago
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Hughes rebuilt 8 class (Dreadnought) 4-6-0 no. 1514. When the Mark Hoofe collection of L&YR model locos came up for sale, I couldn’t resist buying this one. Even though it had been built un-powered and Mark ..read more
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3w ago
BR(SR) Rebuilt Merchant Navy class Pacific no. 35007 Aberdeen Commonwealth. A recent purchase. Built from the Modern Outline kit by a deceased friend of mine, Michael Heather. The model runs well and is very well built, but I’m not sure ..read more
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1M ago
A famous model with cast iron provenance, the North Eastern Railway Tennant 2-4-0 no. 1477, was expertly scratch built and painted (circa late 1950’s) by no less than the pioneer of O gauge finescale modelling, the great Bernard Miller. With ..read more
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3M ago
LNER Gresley A3 class 4-6-2 no. 2752 Spion Kop. This fabulous model was built from the Martin Finney kit by Graham Varlev, with Slaters wheels, a Portescap RG7 motor and gears unit. Current collection is by the American method, which ..read more
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3M ago